Email attachments blocked since Windows XP security download

[Guest]

Since downloading KB823980 (Windows XP Home), all e-mail attachments (including work-related and photo attachments) are being blocked with the following message: "OE removed access to the following unsafe attachments in our mail: (title)." (Outlook Express, I presume).This seems systematic and indiscriminate - some of these attachments I really need to view and suspect they're safe enough. How do I disable this block or selectively override it?

The suggested fix that I found on the Microsoft site to go to the "Networking and Internet Connections" folder on the Control Panel do not work - I don't even have a folder by that name and the Network Connections folder that I do have does not permit me to make the changes advised

Thank you for whatever guidance you can provide.

 

[Bruce]

Since downloading KB823980 (Windows XP Home), all e-mail attachments
(including work-related and photo attachments) are being blocked with the
following message: "OE removed access to the following unsafe attachments in
our mail: (title)." (Outlook Express, I presume).This seems systematic and
indiscriminate - some of these attachments I really need to view and suspect
they're safe enough. How do I disable this block or selectively override it?

The suggested fix that I found on the Microsoft site to go to the
"Networking and Internet Connections" folder on the Control Panel do not
work - I don't even have a folder by that name and the Network Connections
folder that I do have does not permit me to make the changes advised.

Thank you for whatever guidance you can provide.
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OE>Tools>Options>Security Tab. Uncheck: "Do not allow attachments........."

Please see these links about virus protection in OE 6.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291387
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329570
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/why.htm#oe6attach

Bruce

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Outlook Express' default security settings are simply trying to
protect you. OE has no way of telling whether an attachment actually
contains a virus or not, so it temporarily blocks any of those file
types that could potentially contain a virus. In Outlook Express,
Tools > Options > Security, uncheck the "Do not allow attachments to
be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus" option, assuming
you trust the source, of course. The wiser course of action, however,
would be to modify your list of unsafe files, as outlined in the KB
articles below:

Cannot Open E-Mail Attachments in OE After You Install SP1
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q329570

Information About the Unsafe File List in Internet Explorer 6
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;291369

OLEXP Using Virus Protection Features in Outlook Express 6
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;291387


Bruce Chambers
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